rescues "HELP" sign made with palm leaves saves 3 sailors stranded on Pacific island for more than a week Carla Sinclair

natural disasters Massive rogue wave crashes through restaurant doors in Marshall Islands (video) Mark Frauenfelder

crypto Is Cryptoland, the "first physical crypto island", a parody of NFT culture? Is parody even possible? Thom Dunn

indigenous peoples What's this mysterious penis-shaped island in the Pacific Ocean? Thom Dunn

colonialism Inside the effort to save an indigenous Pacific Island language that the US tried to destroy Thom Dunn

new zealand Maori wedding haka moves bride to tears in New Zealand Xeni Jardin

war Marshall Islands, site of largest-ever U.S. nuclear weapons test, sues 9 superpowers including USA Xeni Jardin

climate change Hurricane Beryl is historic in all the worst ways Gail Sherman

cutlassfish These ribbonfish look like liquid mercury Jennifer Sandlin

Food Did you miss National Spam Musubi Day? It's never too late to enjoy this delicious treat Jennifer Sandlin

crime Man arrested for "most egregious crabbing in San Francisco's history" Thom Dunn

sharks Volcano "full of sharks" erupts Thom Dunn

politics Japan reaffirms sovereignty over Kuril islands, annexed by Russia in 1945 Rob Beschizza

crypto Cryptoland dead after failing to buy non-crypto real estate Thom Dunn

drugs "Ghost ship" washes up on remote island with $20 million of cocaine aboard David Pescovitz

Islands Enjoy this weird newsletter/blog about all the exotic Pacific islands you will never visit. Mark Frauenfelder

nukes Experience a classic nuclear weapons test up-close in VR Rob Beschizza

health Indiana's oldest state employee retiring at 102 Xeni Jardin

climate change There's 22 million gallons of nuclear waste under a concrete dome on a Pacific Island, and it's sinking Thom Dunn

aviation The explorer who found the Titanic is off to find Amelia Earhart's plane David Pescovitz